A commercial bus conductor, Chuks Odalonu, aged 39, has been arraigned before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly pushing a police officer into a gutter. The prosecutor, Insp. Simon Uche said that the defendant committed the offence on Dec. 13, 2019, at Iyana Isashi. According to him, the defendant obstructed the free flow … Read more
The Lagos State Government has begun cashless policy for toll payments at Lekki/ Ikoyi Link bridge toll- plaza as earlier announced. The State Government had last year announced that it would go cashless on toll payments at the Lekki/ Ikoyi toll plaza effective from 1st January 2020 due to huge traffic gridlocks often experienced on … Read more
Lagos State Government will be pursuing audacious development programmes in 2020, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed in a New Year broadcast. The Governor unveiled his administration’s direction in policies and programmes in the year, disclosing that the Government would be prioritising investment in critical infrastructure with a new vigour. Read Also: Lagos Introduces Agripreneur To Train … Read more
Lagos State Government says it has introduced the Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (L.A.P.) under its Agriculture-based Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-Yes) in furtherance of the State Government’s objective of training 15,000 youths and women in the various agricultural value chains by year 2023. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal noted that the programme which is … Read more
The lawmaker representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, YAYI, hosted members of the Igbo Community, Arewa Community and others at his home in Lagos. Speaking during the event, Yayi said that the essence was to demonstrate that there is strength in diversity and power in unity. Read Also: Ex-Convict In EFCC Net … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its Lagos zonal office had arrested Mark Obisesan, said to be an ex-convict, for possession of suspected fake traveller’s cheque valued at $10,000. The anti-graft commission stated this in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja. Read Also: House Of Reps Member … Read more
A member of the House of Representatives, Mufutau Egberongbe, has urged Nigerians to enter 2020 with a resolution to play positive roles in how they are governed. In a New Year message to Nigerians, Egberongbe, who represents Apapa Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said it was time Nigerians are … Read more
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive a grant worth 2 million naira to finance its project, News.bitcoin reports. Wicrypt allows … Read more
The Attorney General of Lagos State and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has said the state has no plan to stop policemen from prosecuting cases at the magistrates’ courts in the state. The attorney general said there was no law in Lagos State that bars police prosecutors from handling cases at the magistrates’ … Read more
Commercial motorcyclists plying Oke- Ira from the Shonola Street junction, opposite the Excellence Hotel, Aguda, in the Ogba area of Lagos State, have accused the police of harassment, extortion and seizure of their motorcycles. The motorcyclists told PUNCH Metro that the police were carrying out regular raids on them despite the fact that they were … Read more
…SO THE RICH ALSO CRY I would actually have headlined this piece: ‘The Politics of Impunity in Kwara’ but because wisdom is the better part of valour, let me state that I did not know that those who thrive in hitting others hard politically, could be so hurt when hit below the belt by a … Read more
Dino Melaye has said that he will use his movie roles to fight for a better society. The former Kogi West Senator made this known to IgbereTV reporters in Abuja during the premier of a new movie he acted, entitled, ‘Lemonade’. He said, “I brought my political experience to bear and to say that in … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 1. Scores Injured As NURTW Factions Clash In Lagos Many people were between Monday night and early Tuesday injured as factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW) clashed in the Berger area of Lagos State. READ … Read more
Jose Mourinho’s side, Tottenham Hotspur suffered another defeat as Southampton ran away with 1-0 win at the Saint Mary’s Stadium on New Year’s Day. A brilliant goal from Danny Ings gave Southampton a narrow but deserved win over Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham. The Saints striker flicked the ball superbly over Toby Alderweireld before shooting past Paulo … Read more
A five-year-old boy and nursery 2 pupils of Immaculate Heart Conception School in Uwalakande village, Okpoitumo Autonomous Community, Jerome Nwome, has died after taking a tablet of deworming pill in Izzi LGA of Ebonyi State. Narrating the incident, the victim’s mother, Mrs. Ukamaka Nwome told said that her child was healthy before he was … Read more
Following the inability of the state government to pay pension benefits due them, retirees under the umbrella of Delta State Association of Contributory Retirees, have said they are dying of hunger. Addressing a press conference in Asaba, the state capital, Chairman of the association, Isaiah Agbaka, represented by his vice, Anthony Osanekwu, appealed to Governor … Read more
A large gathering of Muslim and Christian Clerics, Wednesday, came together to pray for the First Family and Lagos State as a whole. The gathering, made up of several persons from various denominations, drawn from various parts of the State was put together in order to commit the State into the hands of the Almighty … Read more
As part of his New Year gesture, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has pardoned six prison inmates who were convicted and are serving jail terms for various offences. The governor granted these pardons in exercise of his Prerogative of Mercy as conferred on him by Section 212 (1) of the constitution of the country … Read more
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Wednesday reiterated that the Northern governors would continue working closely with President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure meaningful development of the region and the country as a whole. Lalong, who is also the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, in a New Year message issued in Jos, called for a … Read more
The Lagos State Government says it will be closing down Adejobi axis of Agege Motor road on the 4th of January, 2020 for the Sub Grade activities at the Level Cross construction of the rail tracks. The closure will be from 6:00pm to 12:00pm the next day, a statement from the State Ministry of Transportation … Read more